Week No.
7
Effect of Wind
Enumeration and defined the local wind;
1. What are the List of Famous Local Winds of the World?
Name it Alphabetical.
Abrolhos
Alisio
Alize
Alize Maritime
Amihan
Autan
Barguzin wind
Bayamo
Berg
Bise
Brickfielder
Bora
Brisote
Buran
Caju
Calima
Carpinteiro
Cape Doctor
Cers
Chinook
Cierzo
Cordonazo
Coromuel
Crivaț
Diablo
Elephanta
Etesian or Meltem
Euroclydon
Fohn or foehn
Fremantle Doctor
Garua, la garua, or garoa
Ghibli
Gilavar
Gregale
Habagat
Halny
Harmattan
Helm
Kaimai Breeze
Kali Andhi or simply Andhi
Karaburan
Karakaze
Khamsin
Kona
Kosava
Leste
Viento de Levante or Levanter
Leveche
Libeccio
Llevantades
Lodos
Loo
Maestro
Marin
Meltemi or meltem Turkish
Minuano
Mistral
N'aschi
Nigeq
Norte
North wind
Nor'easter
Nor'wester
Oroshi
Ostro
Pampero
Papagayo
Passat
Piteraq
Poniente
Puelche
Rashabar or Rashaba or "black wind"
Roaring Forties
Santa Ana winds
Santa Lucia winds
Sarma
Shamal
Sharqi
Simoom
Sirocco
Solano
Southerly Buster
Southwester
Squamish
Sudestada
Les Suetes
Sukhovey
Sundowner
Tehuantepecer or Tehuano wind
Tramontane
Vendavel
Warm Braw
Washoe Zephyr
Williwaw
Witch of November, or November Witch
Wreckhouse
Zonda wind
2. Name the Philippine local wind that across in between from the month of November
to April.
Northeast (NE) monsoon
3. Name the Philippine local wind that across in between from the month of May to
month of October.
Southwest (SW) monsoon
4. What is the name of a summer northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the
Persian Gulf states.
shamal
5. What is the name of local wind (dry south-easterly wind that blows on the South
African coast in summer). Strong southeast wind South African coast.
Cape Doctor
6. A violent squall west coast of Central America.
Chubasco
7. A southerly “hurricane” winds the west coast of Mexico.
Cordonazo winds
8. A strong NE wind blowing in the central and western Mediterranean (Malta & east
coast of Sicily). Occurs mainly during winter.
Gregale
9. A southerly wind which blows in Egypt and in the Red Sea ahead of eastward-
moving depression. (southeasterly from north Africa to the eastern Mediterranean).
The Khamsin
10. An East wind in the Strait of Gibraltar. Brings excessive moisture, cloud, haze
or fog, and sometimes rain. Viento de Levante (easterly through Strait of
Gibraltar).
Levanter
11. Local wind winds (southern California).
Santa Ana Winds
12. Local wind in southerly from north Africa to southern Europe.
Sirocco
13. Squalls from SW. Occur several times a month between May and October in the
Malacca Straits and W. coast Malaya.
Sumatra squalls
14. A violent squally wind from N or NE in the Gulf of Tehuantepec (S of southern
Mexico) in winter. Tehuano. (periodic wind which blows across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec in southern Mexico and out over the Gulf of Tehuantepec).
Tehuano
15. Local wind (downslope) winds occur over slopes which are cooled. A winds occur
where air in contact with sloping ground is colder than air at the same level away
from the hillside over the valley.
Katabatic (downslope)
16. Occur by day, when the land becomes warmer than the sea. Warm air from the land
cannot expand into the sea as the air is cooler and more dense, so it expands up
into the atmosphere.
Sea breezes
17. At night and in the early morning, when the land is cooler than the sea.
A land breeze
18. Wind with the greatest effects effect on the set, drift and depth of the
equatorial currents.
trade winds
19. Winds blows towards the equator from the area about 30° N.
Trade winds
20. Winds blows towards the equator from the area about 30° S.
Trade winds
